Re: snort ?> mysql

[Erek Adams <erek () snort org>]

On Mon, 25 Aug 2003, Roger Brown wrote:

> I'm connecting to a remote;  thanks for the -T switch; here's what I
> came up with. It looks like I have a problem with the mysql build - I
> tried the ./configure and didn't get any errors but I still get the
> message below:
>
> telnet_decode arguments:
>     Ports to decode telnet on: 21 23 25 119
> database: compiled support for ( )
> database: configured to use mysql
> database: 'mysql' support is not compiled into this build of snort
>
> ERROR: If this build of snort was obtained as a binary distribution
> (e.g., rpm, or Windows), then check for alternate builds that contains
> the necessary 'mysql' support.
>
> If this build of snort was compiled by you, then re-run the
> the ./configure script using the '--with-mysql' switch.
> For non-standard installations of a database, the '--with-mysql=DIR'
> syntax may need to be used to specify the base directory of the DB install.
>
> See the database documentation for cursory details (doc/README.database).
> and the URL to the most recent database plugin documentation.
> Fatal Error, Quitting..

Fairly self explanatory.  :)

The Snort binary that you are using wasn't compiled with the --with-mysql
switch.  Rebuild it with that enabled, and all should be well.

Cheers!

-----
Erek Adams

   "When things get weird, the weird turn pro."   H.S. Thompson


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